Car-section.



PatentedSept. 5, 1916.

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OHIRLES W. JDAKJE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'IO PYLE-NATIONALELECTRIC HEJDLIGH'I COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 01E'NEW JERSEY.

CAR-SECTION.

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@riginal application med-January 29, 1915, Serial No. 5,004. i Dividedand this application led October 1, i915. Serial No. 53,4%.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES W. Dann a citizenof the Unitedv States, residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook andState` of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Car-Sections, of which the'following is a specification.

'Ihis case is a divisional application of No. 5001i, Charles W. Dake,car end, filed January 29, 1915.-

My invention relates to car sections and Figure l is an elevation of acar showing my car end attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in both figures.

A is the roof ofthe car, B, B the sides thereof, C the end sill and D aplatebetween the roof of the car and the car'end proper.

E, El are two plates arranged in parallel but separated planesandterminating in fiat contiguous edges F, F, so as to form for theentire structure a flat edge suitable for its attachment to the car.

The car end may be attachedto the frame in any desired manner, as forexample by bolts or by rods G, G and these or the rivets G1, G1 shouldbe arranged in such manner as to secure the two plates together at theiredges.

J, J are a series of nipples or depressions formed on one plate,preferably the outer plate, by depressing the surface thereof to suchdepth as to cause such nipples to engage the inner surface of theopposite plate. Thus I provide between the two plates a series ofspacers integral with one of the plates. 'Ihe plates may be securedtogether in any desired manner in any desired form,

as for example, by bolts S, S through the plates, or by bolts L, Lthrough the nipples, or by some form of welding or heating process atthe point where the nipples engage the opposite plate.

diagrammatic. Doubtless great changes could be made in these particularswithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows z-fThe two platesformed and attached together as here indicated, make up a complete platewhose two members form between them an insulation space, and whichstrengthen each other so as to make a stiH end. rIhe car end so formedhas an outer fiat edge whereby it may be attached to the car by deviceswhich pass through both plates, though of course this particulararrangement is not indispensable. I have shown the bolts S surrounded byspacers S1 which Inay-be desirable in the event of such bolts being usedbetween the plates. A car section like that illustrated is stronglybraced against pressure in either direction, is insulated and is easilyattached, either side in. `0f course the plates can be secured at theiredges only or at some of their other parts only, but in the preferredform a certain number of indentations or nipples would be secured,preferably by welding, and the edges would be secured together atcertain points preferably by bolts. The entire car end structure couldbe sectional, proper provision being made to .attach the parts together.

I have described my invention as a car end. It will be obvious, however,that eX- cept for such arrangements as are made for the attachment ofthe plate or plates to the car end, thesheet metal structure is equallyapplicable for any other pur ose and particularly for the building up othe sides of cars. I wish, therefore, my ex- 'wish my drawings to betaken as in a sense pression car end, so far as it applies to the sheetmetal structure itself, at least to be understood as relating to andcovering sheet metal structures of the kind suitable for car ends or forother purposes.

In this case I have spoken throughout of car ends, but the invention isequally applicable to other sections or portions of the car, as, forinstance, car doors or sections of the car sides, as the case might be.

I claim:

l. A car end comprising two plates in separated but parallel planes,one' of them provided with depressions or bosses which contact with theother so as to act as spacers and means for securing the two platestogether, the edges of said plates contiguous to each other and arrangedso as to form Hat spaces to engage the car frame.

2. A car end comprising two plates in separated but parallel planes, oneof them provided with depressions or bosses which contact with the otherso as to act as spacers and means for securing the two plates together,the edge of one plate dish-shaped.

3. A car end comprising two vplates in separated but parallel planes,one of them provided with `depressions or bosses which contact with theother so as to .act as spacers and means for securing the two platestogether, the edges of said plates contiguous to each other and arrangedso as to form flat spaces to engage the car frame, the edge of one platedish-shaped.

4f. A car end comprising two plates in separated but parallel planes,one of them provided with depressions or bosses which contact with theother so as to act as spacers and means for securing the two platestogether, separate and removed from said bosses.

5. A car end comprising two plates in separated but parallel planes, oneof them provided with depressions or bosses which contact with the otherso as to act as spacers and means for securing the two plates together,the edges of said plates contiguous to each other and arranged so as toform flat spaces to engage the car frame.

6. A car end comprising two plates in separated but parallel planes, oneof them provided with depressions or bosses which contact with the otherso as to act as spacers, the edges of said plates contiguous to eachother and arranged so as to form flat spaces to engage the car frame,said plates secured by spot welding contiguous portions.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses this 29th day of September 1915. l

CHARLES W. DAKE.

Witnesses:

MINNIE M. LINDENAU, ESTHER VAN FRANK.

